April page1 2008

April (Page 1) 2008

Its April, spring is here, Omega is working hard, constantly feeding Aella with food, but can we say the same about her.

I don't know if she is worried about the great tits or if she is so young and inexperienced that she is not sure what to do

She works hard chipping the veneer off of the right hand wall of the box, but as for nest building, she levees a lot be desired

She puts loads in, but takes equal amounts back out, I don't think I have ever seen one this bad, hopefully we will get there in the end.

6th April just before 8 am, slight rain and birds have been bathing and drinking

8.30 am and the water is frozen, there are icicles hanging from the sides of the bird bath, and the garden has about an inch of snow on it

Its so cold both birds retreat to their respective boxes to sleep it out and try and keep warm

10.39 am the snow is gone and the water is just unfreezing

12.46 pm normal bathing resumes, what strange weather

I put this is in because I thought it was a great shot

I thought this was good as well, how do they manage to clear the bars

Aella is nest clearing again, and the outside box cam has packed up so I will have to use the pan and tilt from now on

She doesn't like this uncontrollable piece, it will just have to go

Meanwhile Omega keeps bringing in supplies for the hard worker, but where has she gone?

Long-Tailed Tits, I just love how the look, I would love a pair of those to nest here, but they rarely nest in boxes.